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Territory allocated more than $50K from FEMA to fund interoperable emergency communications capabilities
American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are being allocated grants as part of a $48-million-dollar funding announced in Washington for all states and territories under the Emergency Communications Grant Program for FY 2008.
US states and territories can apply for the funds through their state administrative agency.
The grants, under the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), are to fund and improve interoperable emergency communications capabilities. The good news is, grantees are not required to provide either cash or in-kind match for these awards.
The program funds the four key areas of training, planning, exercise, and personnel (including management and administrative costs). All activities proposed under this particular grant program must be integral to interoperable emergency communications and aligned with the goals and initiatives identified not only in the grantees approved Statewide Communication Interoperable Plan, but also the National Emergency Communications Plan.
FEMA expects to award the funds by the end of September 2008.
The distribution list says that American Samoa is allocated $54,033; while Guam and CNMI are allocated $77,241 and $53,935 respectively.
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